(a) The City hereby establishes a storage fee for all vehicles legally impounded by the Police Department and stored upon a premises owned or controlled by the City, with exception to bonafide recovered stolen vehicles. The determination of what constitutes a bonafide recovered stolen vehicle is at the sole discretion of the Police Chief.
(b) A fee of $6.00 per day is established for such storage of vehicles, payable to the General Fund of the City, said fee subject to amendment by Council.
(c) All vehicles so impounded shall be released only to the owner or authorized agent thereof, upon proper proof of ownership, payment of tow bill and payment of all storage fees. No vehicle shall be released except by court order or upon authorization by the Police Chief and/or his or her designated agent.
(Ord. 82-01. Passed 7-2-01.)